HOUSE BILL No. 5891


     May 27, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Cherry, Schermesser, Schauer, Bogardus, Murphy, Curtis, LeTarte, McNutt, Godchaux, Sanborn, Green, Byl, McBryde, Jelinek, Sikkema, Gernaat, Cropsey, Bobier, DeVuyst, Middaugh, Birkholz, Voorhees and Perricone and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.


        A bill to amend 1965 PA 290, entitled

   "Boiler act of 1965,"

   (MCL 408.751 to 408.776) by adding section 7c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 7C.  (1) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIONS (2) AND (3), THIS ACT

 2    DOES NOT APPLY TO A MINIATURE HOBBY LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING ON

 3    NARROW GAUGE TRACKS LESS THAN 24 INCHES IN WIDTH, WHETHER OR NOT

 4    IT IS OPERATED ON THE OWNER'S PROPERTY.

 5         (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INSPECT ANNUALLY A MINIATURE HOBBY

 6    LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING IN A PUBLIC DISPLAY OR FOR PUBLIC USE.  THE

 7    INSPECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A DEPUTY INSPECTOR OR SPECIAL

 8    INSPECTOR.  THE INSPECTOR SHALL FILE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION

 9    REPORT WITH THE CHIEF INSPECTOR AND PROVIDE A COPY OF THE

10    INSPECTION REPORT TO THE OWNER OF THE MINIATURE HOBBY

11    LOCOMOTIVE.


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 1         (3) THE FEE FOR AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY A DEPUTY

 2    INSPECTOR IS $15.00.  THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY

 3    SERVICES, UPON DEMONSTRATION THAT THE MINIATURE HOBBY LOCOMOTIVE

 4    COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE RULES GOVERNING MINIATURE HOBBY

 5    LOCOMOTIVES, SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION TO THE OWNER

 6    OF THAT LOCOMOTIVE.

 7         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 8    effect unless Senate Bill No. _______ or House Bill No. _______

 9    (request no. 06347'98) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

10    law.




































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